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Music

Courtney Barnett Takes Her Time

In the wake of her revelatory new album, Things Take Time, Take Time, Courtney Barnett talks fame, burnout and new beginnings.

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Music

After 10 Years, the The Lumineers are Upping the Voltage

An apocryphal Madison Square Garden appearance by Neil Young helped launch The Lumineers’ Wesley Schultz into a folk-influenced career that’s about to rock.

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Music

Four Questions: Casper Skulls

Just what does it mean to be a "chameleon band"?

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This New Record Marks Amaal’s Sonic Liberation

At long last, the Toronto R&B songbird channels her ethereal sensuality in sophomore EP.

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Building Scandinavian Cultural Bridges
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Anne Murray Gets Doc'd
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New Year, New Me!

Album Reviews

Courtney Barnett leaning against a full length mirror in a black and white top.

Courtney Barnett Takes Her Time

In the wake of her revelatory new album, Things Take Time, Take Time, [...]

By: Rayne Fisher-Quann

Jeremiah Fraites (left) and Wesley Schultz from The Lumineers standing side by side in front of a painted red brick wall.

After 10 Years, the The Lumineers are Upping the Voltage

An apocryphal Madison Square Garden appearance by Neil Young helped launch [...]

By: Laura Robinson

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30-Second Reviews

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Taylor Swift

Red (Taylor’s Version)
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Loviet

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Blue Rodeo

Many a Mile
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Chastity

Suffer Summer
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TV & Movies

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Parallel Mothers
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Colin in Black & White
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Selling Sunset
Kurt Vonnegut (left) and Robert Weide (right) standing in front of a brick wall, smiling at the camera.

Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time
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Mayor of Kingstown
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December 2021

NEXT Magazine's December 2021 cover featuring Courtney Barnett.
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Gaming Forza, Shin Megami Tensei and new Animal Crossing Make December’s Gaming Lineup
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TV & Movies What to Watch: December 2021
Mitski, Tommy, Mick Jenkins, Carole Pope and Clara Venice, and Joey Gerlach.
Music The NEXT Playlist: December 2021
Music 30-Second Reviews: December 2021

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